Injury mortality in local communities in Sweden and in the three Baltic States: implications for prevention

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 153-161

  Ekman, Robert ^a,f   Kaasik, Taie ^b   Villerusa, Anita ^c   Starkuviene, Skirmante ^d   Bangdiwala, Shrikant I ^e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^d KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^e IL   (United States)

^f NCO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Injury mortality; International comparison; Local community; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALTIC STATES; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RATE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; INFANT; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONALITY; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 38449121750     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300701440576     Document Type: Article

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